[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 4/5/2009 3:06:56 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 051906
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
306 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

...FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER NORTHERN 
MISSOURI WILL TREK EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HISTORY OF 
PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS. 


DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012>019-PAZ067>071-060930-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
306 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW JERSEY AND 
 SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
 NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...
 EASTERN MONMOUTH...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...
 MIDDLESEX...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SALEM...SOMERSET AND 
 WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...
 CHESTER...DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

* AN INITIAL BURST OF RAIN SHOULD BEGIN DURING THE MORNING RUSH AS
  A WARM FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION. RAINFALL
  TOTALS SHOULD AVERAGE AROUND ONE INCH. THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED
  WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVIER RAINFALL AND COULD LEAD TO
  A FLOOD THREAT OF SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS. EVEN WITHOUT
  STREAM OR CREEK FLOODING, THE HEAVIER RAIN SHOULD ARRIVE IN TIME
  FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE AND CAUSE TRAVELING PROBLEMS AROUND THE
  REGION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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